Us Official Photographs

B-25 Mitchell off Sicily

From an Advance North African Air Base--July 13--Shown above are members of a North American B-25 Mitchell bomber which enemy flak forced into the sea 5 miles off the coast of Sicily. While in the sea, the crew was protected by Lockheed P-38 Lightning's who circled above and also secured aid from the Air Sea Rescue Service at Malta. Left to right (back row): 2nd Lt. Theodore C. Wright, Gillette, Wyoming, co-pilot; 2nd Lt. Sterling Davis, Santaquin, Utah, navigator; 1st Lt. James L. Bradley, Kansas City, Mo. (Front row): 2nd. Lt. B. W. Anzaloane, bombardier, Wakefield, Mass; S/Sgt. Alfred A. Rockafellow, Camden, N.J., engineer.